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Free salt-sand mix runs out in Fryeburg

Townspeople can take up to three 5-gallon buckets of the mixture to treat slippery sidewalks in front of their homes. But some residents say people have taken the mix by the truckload, so others have not been able to get any.

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Updated: 8:02 PM EST Jan 13, 2014

Free salt-sand mix runs out in Fryeburg

Townspeople can take up to three 5-gallon buckets of the mixture to treat slippery sidewalks in front of their homes. But some residents say people have taken the mix by the truckload, so others have not been able to get any.

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WEBVTT OFFICIALS INFRYEBURG SAYTHERE IS ANONGOING PROBLEMINVOLVING THE SANDAND SALT MIXTURETHAT'S AVAILABLEFOR PUBLIC USE.TOWN RESIDENTSARE ABLE TO TAKE UPTO THREE-FIVEGALLON BUCKETS OFTHE MIXTURE TOTREAT SLIPPERYSIDEWALKS IN FRONTOF THEIR HOMES.BUT INSTEAD, THEYSAY PEOPLE HAVEBEEN TAKING IT BYTHE áTRUCKLOAD.áAS A RESULT,RESIDENTS WHOACTUALLY áNEEDáTHE SAND HAVE NOTBEEN ABLE TO GETIT...12:54:35 "my wife'sbeen here a couplatimes and hasn't beenable to get at thesand...I've been in heretwice and it'sclosed...becausepeople are taking it allI guess....I don't knowif the commercial guysare filling up theirtrucks but it's beenclosed and it's been adifficult winter to gowithout the sand."12:43:53:18TOWN OFFICIALSSTRESS THE SANDMIXTURE IS FORRESIDENTS ONLY,AND NOT FORCOMMERCIAL USE.THEY'RE ASKINGANYONE WHO SEESSOMEONE ABUSINGTHE RULES TO CALLPOLICE.

Free salt-sand mix runs out in Fryeburg

Townspeople can take up to three 5-gallon buckets of the mixture to treat slippery sidewalks in front of their homes. But some residents say people have taken the mix by the truckload, so others have not been able to get any.